Colt's Blog

Step back just a few years and the terms ‘data strategy’ and ‘strategic business thinking’ would be two terms unlikely to share the same management or board meeting agenda. Now of course things are very different – they are comfortable bed fellows. Data is the fuel on which the connected business runs. Access to data and [...] Read more

One of the major problems mobile users face is that there is usually an imbalance between the data allowance included in a mobile contract and the requirements of popular mobile applications. New alternatives propose ‘sponsored data’ as a way to fund or subsidize mobile browsing. [...] Read more

Today, more business data than ever is being collected. Just think of your own business: there are your business plans; your confidential emails and documents; and, of course, sensitive details about your customers that they wouldn’t want you to share with others. The way data is used – or misused – regularly makes headlines in the [...] Read more

In recent years the changing role of the CIO has been fertile ground for discussion and debate amongst the IT community. Senior IT decision makers have had no choice but to adapt and expand their knowledge of both emerging technology and how technology can drive performance and innovation within the business. A Bloomberg article from last year [...] Read more

As organisations, we all depend on our data. Whether it’s sending an email at work, updating the company website or using a new business application, data underpins everything we do. In fact, alongside capital and personnel, data centres are now  the fulcrum of any organisation no matter how great or small. Dependable and rapid access to [...] Read more